Weight loss: Today I crossed over the line into "Normal" from "Overweight" on the Wii Fit! |
- Today I crossed over the line into "Normal" from "Overweight" on the Wii Fit!
- F/27/5’1” [212-180=32 lbs] Mid-progress before and after pics
- Losing weight fast might be costing you more time in the long run…
- Holy Crap, I'm at my goal weight!
- I walked a 10K today
- I'm down 20 lbs today!!! (CICO)
- Lost nearly 70 lbs 2 years ago.... today I looked at the scale and I'm nearly back at my starting weight.
- Change what you consider "default"
- Hungry? Fruits and veggies are the ANSWER
- How to get back on track after falling off the wagon for several months
- Day 1
- Yipeee reached my Goal
- M/21/6'1" [262-198=64 LBS] My current before and after pics
- I decided to not weight myself anymore
- 24-Hour Pledge - Thursday, 11 March 2021 - The Plan for Today!
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: March 11th, 2021
- Today is the day I start my journey to a healthier and happier me. (24m/196cm/168kg)
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Thursday, 11 March 2021? Start here!
- 5 kilos lost!!! suggestions?
- I need help
- After 6 years, I'm almost obese again.
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Thursday, 11 March 2021: Today, I conquered!
- I gained 90 pounds in 6 months. How to go back?
- NSV: Recognized my old disordered eating habits
| Today I crossed over the line into "Normal" from "Overweight" on the Wii Fit! Posted: 10 Mar 2021 11:18 AM PST https://i.imgur.com/hAn2FM4.jpg I know BMIs aren't the most reliable tool for health and weight, but in all my years as a Wii Fit owner I have always been categorized as overweight. Today I heard the "Normal" jingle for the first time! Some background; I'm male, 24-years-old, and I reached my heaviest weight last Christmas at 96kg / 211lbs. The first week of January, I started intermittently fasting and exercising using the Wii Fit. I'm a sucker for nostalgia, and the Wii was my first game console, so the Miis, menus and music bring me a lot of joy (even if exercising is a drag). I'm also an introvert, so exercising from the privacy of home is a plus. Today, I weigh 82.5kg / 182lbs. For anyone thinking about purchasing or dusting off a Wii Fit, I totally recommend for it. I believe that most of my weight loss is because of the changes to my eating habits, but the Wii Fit has been a great tool for accountability. The balance games and dance routines mixed in with cardio and strength training are also surprisingly fun and sort of make you forget that you're working out. I've still got a ways to go, but little milestones like this are great motivators to keep on keeping on. [link] [comments] |
| F/27/5’1” [212-180=32 lbs] Mid-progress before and after pics Posted: 10 Mar 2021 05:54 AM PST Hi everyone, I've been trying to lose weight since the first week of December (worst time to start a diet by the way!) Been on my weight loss journey for exactly three months. For anyone interested in my diet, I did lazy keto for the month of December, got more disciplined in January with a few slip-ups here and there, then really became militant on February 1 when I incorporated intermittent fasting along with keto and strict calorie counting. What a game changer that is. Snacking at night is my kryptonite. As for nutrition, I try to stay between 1000-1100 calories per day (my doctor OK'd this because I was, and am still, clinically obese). I eat mainly whole foods - lots of meat (including red meat), eggs, whole dairy, and vegetables. Maybe once a month I'll treat myself to McDonalds where I'll indulge in a Big Mac with half a bun. Other than that, I cook all of my meals at home. Now onto exercise. For the first two months, I walked for 90 minutes 3x per week. Now I walk for an hour about once or twice per week. I think once I get closer to my goal weight, I'll incorporate strength training to look more toned. My ultimate goal weight is 130lbs and I want to be there by the end of August. I can't wait to see what my body will look like then. I'm hoping for an hourglass figure! Anyways, I've had a really difficult time personally the last three months and seeing this actually work out for me brings me happiness because it's one of the only things going well in my life. [link] [comments] |
| Losing weight fast might be costing you more time in the long run… Posted: 10 Mar 2021 04:10 PM PST I get it. You hop on the scale and the number is higher than you want it to be. You want to fix it, and you want to fix it fast. Let me tell you, I tried that, and it was not worth it. I dropped 48 pounds a few years ago in an extremely short period of time and am still dealing with the negative consequences, none of which were worth the time I "saved" by dieting quickly. I am a 5'7" active female who didn't do the proper research before deciding to lose weight. I saw the number on the scale, freaked out, and went to work on the problem. I picked the "magic" 1200-calorie budget I thought was standard for all females (hint, hint: it's actually not standard for most females) and ramped up physical activity a lot. The weight flew off. Unfortunately, and I did not know this at the time, I completely f*cked up my hormones in the process of losing weigh in a quick manner. By the time I figured out how bad I had messed up, my body started freaking out. I lost my period (for 3+ years) but worse, I obtained Binge Eating Disorder as my body's way of dealing with the trauma of quick weight loss. So, now, not only have I gained the weight back, I have been battling BED for years and my hormones are still messed up (my period showed up for the first time in three years in October and November 2020 but then disappeared again and hasn't been back since). I did not save time by losing weight fast. Instead, I wasted years and messed myself up physically and mentally. Once my hormones re-regulate and I have a mentally and physically healthy relationship with food and exercise, I will lose weight and I will do it at the slowest rate possible while still making reasonable progress. If you want to save the most amount of time possible, do yourself a favor and lose weight right the first time. You won't regret it. What is the "right" way? It varies person to person, situation to situation. Do your research. Talk to professionals (real ones, not the Instagram ones). Figure out the best plan for you, which likely isn't losing weight as rapidly as possible. TL;DR I lost weight too fast, my body freaked out, and I'm dealing with a shit load of problems (including weight regain) years later. Losing weight rapidly usually doesn't lead to long-term success. Do your research. Talk to a professional. Lose weight in a safe way for you. [link] [comments] |
| Holy Crap, I'm at my goal weight! Posted: 10 Mar 2021 11:14 AM PST Hello losers! After my first day of logging calories into myfitnesspal on 3/25/20, I am pleased to report that I have reached the goal my doctor has given me since I started seeing her 4 years ago, I'm at 175, a BMI of 26.6, and while not in the "normal" range, my doctor told me that it's a fine weight for men of my height and will be healthy for me. I definitely still have another 10-20 lbs left in the tank, and my goal now is to maintain between 155-175 going forward and get down another 10 lbs, holding muscle mass constant of course over the next 6-12 months. My original goal was to be under 230 by this time, starting on March 25th at 318, and weighing in in Feb 2020 at 333 and half trying for a couple months, I built in some setbacks into my timeline. But I had ZERO SETBACKS! I just gritted my teeth and plowed through the early phases of weight loss, when the work you put in pays off marginally for a long time, and man oh man was it worth it!! Once I got below 250, every 5 lbs lost was noticeable. I bought 2xl's in June of 2020 when I was in the 270s and 260s, they fit me for 90 days, they were night shirts for 90 more days, and now they're just WAY too big. My waist size was 50 when I was in the 300s, it was only 48 at 250, but is 34 now at 175. The work you put in pays off, but not immediately, and that's what I've found is key to this, you just have to grit your teeth and put in the work in the first third of your journey through long weight loss. Like literally everyone else who's had success, I have no stories about a magic pill, or getting results by not putting in work. But I will offer some wisdom: Dieting should be a challenge, but it should not be miserable. Do not restrict yourself. IF, Keto, and other diets work great for some people, and for others they fail miserably. I was in this category and recognized that previous attempts weren't working, they made me miserable, and I went back to old habits before I lost my 50th pound. Calorie counting was challenging, but I kept myself to a range. 1200-2000 at first, averaging 1600. Then I ticked it up to 1500-2500, averaging 1750. Then as I got closer to goal, I ticked it to 1750-2500, averaging 1900, which is where I currently am, and don't plan to change anytime soon. The average may tick up as I get close to/into the normal range, or decide to build more muscle, but it's all dependent on my TDEE and my fitbit keeping me in check with calories burned estimates. Here's before and after (ish). I was around 200 in the after pic, taken around Christmas time if you couldn't tell by the decor. The before pic was February 2020, and I'm pictured right (obviously) in that one:https://imgur.com/a/g9SIHa3 To illustrate my point above regarding the slow results initially, I was wearing a large polo in the after ish picture, 25 lbs ago that is now a little too big for me. I am comfortably a men's medium now. The difference between 2xl and 3xl otoh or 1xl and 2xl, was 40-50 lbs each. The extrinsic results will come, keep grinding through what some have called "The Valley of Disappointment", the results are stored for later, they will come eventually. Keep at it, don't restrict yourself, find a diet and excercise routine that works for you and that will be sustainable long term. The lifestyle is longterm, but the calories you can eat WILL increase as you approach your goals and shift to maintenance. Go out there and crush it!!! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Mar 2021 06:37 PM PST I just started seriously getting back into focusing on my health as it starts warming up here, and I've been doing CICO and exercising almost daily with pilates and/or walking with my dog. I live in a city with not a ton of sidewalks in areas, so I've been stuck in my neighborhood with sidewalks and spent the entire summer and again recently walking the same loop, familiarizing myself with a little routine I looked forward to (the people who always were out on their porch at the same time, the kid who always rides his bike, Lucky the dog that always want to say hi to me, Starlord who constantly escapes his house) and I was okay with it for months. Well, yesterday, I found a hidden little sidewalk on Google maps that led to another neighborhood across the road, and today my dog and I walked it and my own neighborhood for a grand total of 6.22 miles in less than 2 hours. No, it wasn't a real race or anything, but it's the longest distance I've ever completed. I'm already sore and will be even more so tomorrow, but I did it! [link] [comments] |
| I'm down 20 lbs today!!! (CICO) Posted: 10 Mar 2021 05:40 PM PST Started actively trying to lose weight in late November after my partner and I set a date for our wedding. I had previously (in 2017) lost almost 60 lbs, but I quickly gained it back and more. But I'm so proud that I'm finally down 20 lbs! I even took February off from actively calorie counting. I'm trying to find a balance between calorie counting and intuitive eating... I lost all my weight earlier from CICO exclusively (while in school aka very sedentary) and I found once I STOPPED counting, the weight just went up. So this time around I'm trying to focus on having more balance in the foods I'm eating, doing things like having fruits or vegetables in every meal. I'm also much more active this time around now that I have a dog. Every day we're out for an hour walk, and on my days off from work we go snowshoeing!! I also exercise more frequently now that I found something that I like (emkfit on YouTube is fabulous!!). Anyway, I'm excited and wanted to share! Thanks for reading :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Mar 2021 07:13 PM PST Like the title says... about 2 years ago, I went from 404 lbs, the heaviest I've ever been, and through going on daily walks and CICO, I dropped down into the 330s after about 4 months. I had never felt better. At at about 1600 a day (sometimes going over). I felt full of energy, felt like so much more confident. Then one day, about 4 months in... I just stopped. I remember what I was doing that day. I was driving home from work and drove past a McDonalds. I don't know why, but impulsively went through the drive through and got a double quarter pounder meal (large of course) and a 5 piece chicken select. I fucking sat there in my car and ate it all in less than 10 minutes. After that day, I never could keep up CICO for more than 3 days. Today, I stepped on the scale again and I'm all the way back up to 397. I feel defeated. I feel disgusting. I feel like I'm going to die. This fucking sickness that I can't beat is going to kill me early. I just had my daughter in November. She's 4 months old, and I'm terrified that I'm going to have a heart attack by the time I'm 40 and I'm never going to get to see her become an adult. Even knowing this... even having this fear. I just feel so helpless. Why can't I get back to whatever I was doing those 4 months? I felt so GOOD. Why can't I just do it? It doens't help that I work in a restaurant where I'm surrounded by food all day. It's so easy to just fill my cup with soda all day every day. All the messed up mistakes in the back free for the taking. I always tell myself I wont have any but next thing I know I'm just shoving it down my throat. I guess this is a venting thread. I don't know what else to do. I dont want to let myself break 400 again but I feel so helpless. [link] [comments] |
| Change what you consider "default" Posted: 10 Mar 2021 10:53 AM PST Want to change your eating habits permanently? Change the foods that you consider to be "normal." We all know (or you will know soon if you're in this sub) that you have to consume less calories than you expend to lose weight, AND that you have to maintain better eating habits after you lose weight in order to keep from regaining it back. But how? You have to change what you think is normal so that you can stop thinking about food all the time. This isn't a post about intuitive eating (IE), but I will say that the idea of IE is the holy grail of food-related behavioral change. I want to be able to eat what I want, when I want, but I need "what I want when I want" to just so happen to coincide with how I want my body to look. We live in an obesogenic environment, and a big factor of that is based on what we perceive to be the 'normal' caloric profile of the foods available to us. For example, there's no reason that 'regular' Jif/Skippy peanut butter has to be your normal when you think about peanut butter. Do you know PBFit? 70 calories vs 190 calories for the same volume. If you went to the grocery store and saw "Double Stuffed Extra Sweet Peanut Butter" would you ever buy it as more than a novelty? Probably not. Well, that is what 'regular' PB is compared to PBFit. The same thing with jelly. The regular jelly has sugar added. (because grapes aren't sweet enough apparently). Same thing with ice cream, beer, popcorn, soda, cheese, yogurt, salad dressing, bbq sauce, syrup. There are amazing choices in all of these categories that make the normal versions look like literal candy and fat bombs. Nobody wants candy all the time but that's what we eat. On top of that, veggies are freakin' amazing. Sooo many veggies out there and you actually don't have to slop them in oil for them to be good either. Stop thinking of low-calorie-density foods as "lite alternatives" to regular foods and start thinking of them as the default. Start thinking about the 'normal stuff' as extra-sweet, added-fats, etc. because they are and it's because they want you to buy it. But those are treats, those aren't your daily use stuff. Start searching for delicious, low-calorie-density foods and recipes that fill you up and make those your 'defaults.' You will lower your average overall calorie intake with long-term sustainable habits. Anyway, that was kind of a nonsensical rant by the end, but I hope you enjoy it. [link] [comments] |
| Hungry? Fruits and veggies are the ANSWER Posted: 10 Mar 2021 05:20 PM PST Growing up my mom always told me to eat an apple if I was craving junk food. I hated that advice!!! However... I am realizing that I can eat TONS of fruits and veggies for very little calories. And since I HATE feeling hungry this has been a life saver. Just now, I was feeling hungry but accounting for dinner in a few hours I only had 150 calories left for the day. I have some healthier prepackaged snacks like popcorn for 100 calories, but I like to save at least 100 calories for the evening when I feel snacky before bed. First I said to myself "you can wait 2 hours til dinner". But then I remembered snapping at my husband the other day because I was hangry. So nope not gonna wait. Second I said, "well I can have a grilled cheese sandwich and cut back on dinner to make up for it". I know I'm not gonna be good at cutting back on dinner so also not an option. THEN I realized.... I could eat a salad. 2 cups of pre chopped lettuce is 20 calories. 1 tbsp of dressing is 20 calories. Sprinkled with some seasonings. Now I'm satisfied but not too full for dinner and have plenty of calories left for a pre bed time snack!!! Other low cal fruits and veggies I've been enjoying:
Any other low cal snacks (especially including fruits and veggies) that have helped you stay full between meals? [link] [comments] |
| How to get back on track after falling off the wagon for several months Posted: 11 Mar 2021 02:17 AM PST Hi all! Last year I was overweight. Nothing extreme, but definitely needed to lose a bit. I lost around 15kg and only had 5kg left to go before I was at my final goal, but then a good friend of mine passed away. I turned to food for comfort and since then I've fallen off the wagon pretty hard. It's been 4 or so months of overeating and I've definitely gained weight. I'm trying really really hard to get back to dieting but I just keep thinking "oh one more snack won't hurt, maybe one more... just one more" and well here I am. I'm very frustrated in myself because I know I have the willpower to lose weight, I've done it before, but it's not like it was just a cheat day/weekend or something, it's been months, so I just can't ignore the cravings because it's been so long now!! & with easter coming up it's making things harder! Does anyone have any tips or tricks or advice on how to get back up on this horse? I don't want to end up like I was! Thank you :D [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Mar 2021 12:13 AM PST Think it's time to accept I'm obese, BMI is 38.2. I'm 5'2" and 207.6lbs. It makes me sad. I feel unworthy as a partner and a mother. I need to be healthier for the sake of my health, self esteem, and my child. I want to be around longer than my dad was. What I'll aim for is to get 5000 steps daily at first (I got a deck screw right through my foot and it's still recovering) Track my calories and aim for 1300 daily (worked out tdee) Maybe I'll check in on this thread too. Keep me accountable. I'm not going to set a date for the loss, but it just needs to happen however long it takes. I've got 80lb to get off. Here we go [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Mar 2021 10:53 PM PST Hi all, After failing multiple times I have finally reached my goal. I am 78 kgs today :) I started at 84kgs. I am using the HealthifyMe app to track calories it has items that are consumed on a daily basis in my country. The only issue I faced was with constipation. I have included corn ladyfinger, cabbage other veggies in my diet but I still seem to face the issue. Also I tried 85% dark choclate and I felt very bloated and uneasy the next day. Its been 50 days since pizza or garlic breads or kfc chicken, when I do get the urges I use an Airfryer to make french fries. I tried the eating junk food but I just couldnt keep my portions small. I felt super agitated knowing the choclate bar or.pizza slice is still in the fridge It felt easier without even tasting them, its almost like I had a taste I needed tp have more but when I dont have it I am chill no twitches or some sort anxiety. I also reduced my goals to max 2 avoiding mental strain has helped a huge deal in cutting down my eating. The many goals then failure was major factor in the way I eat. My next goal is to build muscle and have a good physique.. Mental health is something I am working on too. [link] [comments] |
| M/21/6'1" [262-198=64 LBS] My current before and after pics Posted: 10 Mar 2021 01:26 PM PST I've struggled with weight my whole life, as I'm sure have many of us here. Sometimes I have trouble just seeing how much I've lost, sometimes I feel like my scale is just lying to me about it. I don't really have anywhere else to post this since I'm still not comfortable enough with my body to post it on other social media. I know I still have a long way to go but I figured I'd post here anyway just to celebrate getting below 200lbs for probably the first time since high school. The heaviest I weighed myself was 262lbs, 34% bodyfat on Oct 19th 2019. Since then I realized I needed to change something, I wasn't happy with who I was and it affected how I viewed myself everyday, it still does sometimes. I started with Keto to lose the first 20lbs and from there I got a gym membership and started going with a good friend of mine. Once I started at the gym I lost interest in Keto and just stuck to maintaining a caloric deficit. I used a calculator to figure out my macros and stuck to around 1800 calories a day, focusing mostly on my protein intake, my goal was to lose 2lbs a week. I went to the gym 5 days a week for a couple months until they had to close in my province. I'm not sitting at 198Lbs around 18% bodyfat, which means I'm still in the overweight category. My goal weight isn't really set in stone, I just want to get to somewhere I'm happy with, for now my goal is 190lbs, then it'll be 180lbs, and so on. [link] [comments] |
| I decided to not weight myself anymore Posted: 10 Mar 2021 08:45 AM PST Today I decided exactly this. I will not be weighting myself anymore and will try to rely on before and after photos and measurements. Since the beginning of January, I have been eating in a caloric deficit (without cutting anything that I love including bread and chocolate) and in mid February, I started exercising 3-4 times a week, mainly, walking for 5 - 7 km and playing 20 - 30 minutes of my ringfit. I started this journey with 70Kgs (154.32 pounds) and by the end of February, I reached 67 (147.71 pounds). Everything seem to be going great right? Today I decided to weigh myself once again, and found that I was again, near the 70Kgs mark and I thought the world was ending, I sobbed so hard and tried to understand what did I do wrong - I basically spent the whole morning feeling like crap and wanting to give up. I realize now, thanks to the help of my amazing fiancé, that I shouldn't be taking this as a sign of defeat - weight fluctuates for many reasons and the truth is, I've been feeling amazing lately: my mood is amazing, I have lots of energy, my hair and nails have never been healthier and I feel my clothes are fitting me way better, some even loosely. Apologies for my english, not my first language but if you're having a hard time with your own journey- I hope this helps :) [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Thursday, 11 March 2021 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 10 Mar 2021 11:01 PM PST Wake up with determination; go to bed with satisfaction! This is our daily check-in, to help keep us accountable over the long haul. Feel free to post whatever goals will help keep you on track. Here's the regular text on behalf of this thread's originator, kingoftheeyesores, taken with his blessing
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| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: March 11th, 2021 Posted: 10 Mar 2021 09:57 PM PST Hi team Euro accountability, I hope you're all well! For anyone new who wants to join today, this is a daily post where you can track your goals, keep yourself accountable, get support and have a chat with friendly people at times that are convenient for European time zones. Check-in daily, weekly, or whatever works best for you. It's never the wrong time to join! Anyone and everyone are welcome! Tell us about yourself and let's continue supporting each other. Let us know how your day is going, or, if you're checking in early, how your yesterday went! Share your victories, rants, problems, NSVs, SVs, we are here! I want to shortly also mention — this thread lives and breathes by people supporting each other :) so if you have some time, comment on the other posts! Show support, offer advice and share experiences :) [link] [comments] |
| Today is the day I start my journey to a healthier and happier me. (24m/196cm/168kg) Posted: 10 Mar 2021 05:34 PM PST I've been on this sub for years and I've thought about posting this post many times. I've written it out constantly but never posted (only backspaced out of it and gave up on my attempts a few days/weeks later) Today that changes. Today I start to be accountable for my actions, my weight, my health, and my happiness. To get me there, I have achievements for all of my goal weights. Today: 168kg/370lbs. GW1: 159kg/350lbs. I can take a few day vacation GW2: 150kg/330lbs. I can fit on a motorcycle GW3: 136kg/300lbs. I can enjoy skiing again GW4: 125kg/275lbs. I can fit in my dream car GW5: 114kg/250lbs. I can fit in my dream rowing boat Final: 100kg/220lbs. I can go skydiving for the first time My plan to achieve this: Inputs: CICO with low carb. I did keto during college for a month and it worked wonders but I failed to start up again after a slip. I plan to take steps to make sure this is a lifestyle change rather than a diet or fad. I will take it way slower than before. Outputs: Just got an erg from concept2. Rowed a 2k tonight and plan to use that split for steady state rowing 3-4 days per week after work. Once again, not rushing, but slowly building up. I also plan to go on walks around the neighborhood with my wonderful, beautiful and supporting partner after she gets home from work. Alright. I guess no backing out now. [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Thursday, 11 March 2021? Start here! Posted: 10 Mar 2021 09:31 PM PST Today is your Day 1? Welcome to r/Loseit! So you aren't sure of how to start? Don't worry! "How do I get started?" is our most asked question. r/Loseit has helped our users lose over 1,000,000 recorded pounds and these are the steps that we've found most useful for getting started. Why you're overweight Our bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently. Before You Start The very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE. This will give you an approximation of your calorie needs for the day. The next step is to figure how quickly you want to lose the fat. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of fat per week you will need to consume 500 calories less than your TDEE (daily calorie needs from the link above). 750 calories less will result in 1.5 pounds and 1000 calories is an aggressive 2 pounds per week. Tracking Here is where it begins to resemble work. The most efficient way to lose the weight you desire is to track your calorie intake. This has gotten much simpler over the years and today it can be done right from your smartphone or computer. r/loseit recommends an app like MyFitnessPal, Loseit! (unaffiliated), or Cronometer. Create an account and be honest with it about your current stats, activities, and goals. This is your tracker and no one else needs to see it so don't cheat the numbers. You'll find large user created databases that make logging and tracking your food and drinks easy with just the tap of the screen or the push of a button. We also highly recommend the use of a digital kitchen scale for accuracy. Knowing how much of what you're eating is more important than what you're eating. Why? This may explain it. Creating Your Deficit How do you create a deficit? This is up to you. r/loseit has a few recommendations but ultimately that decision is yours. There is no perfect diet for everyone. There is a perfect diet for you and you can create it. You can eat less of exactly what you eat now. If you like pizza you can have pizza. Have 2 slices instead of 4. You can try lower calorie replacements for calorie dense foods. Some of the communities favorites are cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash in place of their more calorie rich cousins. If it appeals to you an entire dietary change like Keto, Paleo, Vegetarian. The most important thing to remember is that this selection of foods works for you. Sustainability is the key to long term weight management success. If you hate what you're eating you won't stick to it. Exercise Is NOT mandatory. You can lose fat and create a deficit through diet alone. There is no requirement of exercise to lose weight. It has it's own benefits though. You will burn extra calories. Exercise is shown to be beneficial to mental health and creates an endorphin rush as well. It makes people feel *awesome* and has been linked to higher rates of long term success when physical activity is included in lifestyle changes. Crawl, Walk, Run It can seem like one needs to make a 180 degree course correction to find success. That isn't necessarily true. Many of our users find that creating small initial changes that build a foundation allows them to progress forward in even, sustained, increments. Acceptance You will struggle. We have all struggled. This is natural. There is no tip or trick to get through this though. We encourage you to recognize why you are struggling and forgive yourself for whatever reason that may be. If you overindulged at your last meal that is ok. You can resolve to make the next meal better. Do not let the pursuit of perfect get in the way of progress. We don't need perfect. We just want better. Additional resources Now you're ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.
* Lose It Compendium - Frame it out! * FAQ - Answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Mar 2021 02:30 AM PST started my journey almost exactly a month ago at 80 kilos, lost 5 already :) i'm super excited and motivated for the following months, i hope i can keep it steady. If you have any tips or tricks feel free to share. I lost 4 kilos in 3 weeks, then i got my period and for some reason i stopped losing weight for a week. Period is finally over, lost another kilo and i'm super glad. My method is counting calories, i keep them at around 1200, sometimes less sometimes more. I can't integrate physical exercise because of my asthma, is there any other method i can use to be sure i'm constantly losing? My initial goal is 65 kilos, so 10 more to go. :) I'll post a progress pic once i notice some change in appearance [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Mar 2021 11:44 PM PST Hi everyone, I'm on mobile so my formatting might be a bit poo. Let's start from the beginning. I grew up in an abusive household, looks were everything, I developed binge eating and also starving myself throughout my high school years. I had a baby after losing 3 stone, down to 13st. Since having my child I've been kind of the same since between 12st 7lb and 13st 7lb However since this lockdown which I started at 12st 7lb I am now 14st 11.6lb. I hate myself which then leads me to emotionally eat. I feel unattractive, unfit, I get breathless easily. I don't know what to do. I don't know how to keep going. [link] [comments] |
| After 6 years, I'm almost obese again. Posted: 11 Mar 2021 12:56 AM PST I think this graph of my weight from 2015 to present speaks for itself... I've gained an insane amount of weight during the pandemic (20 kilos) and I've had plenty of opportunities to try losing it and I haven't taken any of them. I think the most I've managed to stick to a diet was 15 days. It's pretty funny (and tragic) to look through my submission history on /r/loseit during the pandemic. Constantly trying to get back to dieting and failing miserably, again and again. I can't even blame anyone but myself. I'm not employed or in school at the moment and I live by myself so everything I put in my mouth is 100% up to me. Still, I'm fucking up. This isn't some motivational "I'm gonna do it this time!" post. I don't know, I'm past that at this point I think. It's pretty clear to me that I no longer have it in me to do anything. I don't know what 2015 me was on to be able to lose 35 kilos while living with his parents, but the current me doesn't have that anymore. [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Thursday, 11 March 2021: Today, I conquered! Posted: 10 Mar 2021 10:01 PM PST The habit of persistence is the habit of victory! Celebrating something great? Scale Victory, Non-Scale Victory, Progress, Milestones -- this is the place! Big or small, long or short, please post here and help us focus all of today's awesomeness into an inspiring and informative mega-dose of greatness! (Details are appreciated!! How are you losing your weight?) * Did you just change your flair? pass a milestone? reach a goal? * Did you log for an entire week? or year? * Did you take the stairs? walk a mile? jog for 3? set a new personal record? * Fit into your old pair of jeans? throw away your fat clothes? fit into your college outfit? Post it here! This is the new, improved place for recording your acts of awesomeness! Due to space limitations, this may be an announcement (sticky) only occasionally. Please find it daily and keep it the hottest thing on /r/loseit! --- On Reddit your vote means, "I found this interesting!" Help us make this daily most the most read, most used, most interesting post on r/loseit by redding, commenting, and participating often! --- [link] [comments] |
| I gained 90 pounds in 6 months. How to go back? Posted: 11 Mar 2021 12:41 AM PST Hi, i wasnt always fit, more like i was just that big guy at 6f2i and about 170 pounds. I eat a lot, like a lot, but i wasnt getting fat because i was always doing something, walking everywhere, running sometimes, bicycling everyday, in one day i would have about 30k+ steps. After corona began i stayed home at first, i went from 170 to 190 in about 3 weeks because of lack of movement. Staying home made me anxious and i started using xanax, in no time i was total addict and i can say i was junkie, but with this, i did not gave a damn about staying home, i was outside everyday, going from place to place with no meaning, i did not eat much, i was starving a lot, but under influance i had no idea. in about 3 weeks i went from 190 to 150 pounds. I was getting a bit skinny and i liked it, i went to rehab because of my addiction, i almost lost my living, i sold my TV and most of my clothes to get money for xanax. After 2 month rehab i was back, no need for xanax, but i just cant loose weight. Since i stoped with xanax i started eating, maybe to fulfill my addiction with another one. After 4 months of sobriety (2 months rehab 4 months on my own) I went from about 150 pounds to my todays 234 pounds. I dont have enough power to keep myself from eating alot, think its maybe one of the reasons i never went back to xanax that destroyed me. I tried lot of diets but i just cant keep with it.. If i dont eat enough (enough for me is about 4000 calories atleast) i start to feel hungry and i just cant think about nothing else then me sleeping on a sidewalk totaly out of it drugged up.. It literaly makes me super anxious.. My question is - Am I able to loose 60 pounds which is my goal with just simple excercises? I have pretty much no stamina because of astma, i cant do even 1 push up because i have no movement, i work from home and also study from home, not a lot of free time. I need some advice for simple excercises and im willing to try a simple diet.. i just dont want to be this fat (230 pounds is maybe not that extreme but i have literaly no muscles, carrying a bag of groceries is like powerlifting for me). Thanks people of reddit, much love. [link] [comments] |
| NSV: Recognized my old disordered eating habits Posted: 10 Mar 2021 08:04 PM PST Non-scale victory, even though it doesn't feel like a victory: recognized old disordered eating habits and decided to make a change. I started typing this up on the daily thread, and it got so long, and I know there's other folks on here who also have a history of disordered eating, and maybe it will resonate with some of you. But this is my first post so if this is an inappropriate solo post or in the wrong place please let me know! I got out of the shower today and realized literally all I've been thinking about all day is calories, macros, calories, macros, entering my calories, macros, planning my calories for tomorrow. it's been like this for a few days, and today I saw it for what it is. It's the same disordered patterns of thinking that haunted me during my teens and again in my early twenties and now they're back again. I've been tired, dragging, and miserable in my body for the past few days. I've been eating 1100 calories and thinking "I'm not hungry anymore" even though I've been exercising every day. I've been wondering why I felt so bad when the weather was so nice and I had finally gotten through my weight plateau. It seems pretty obvious to me now: I was not eating enough and obsessing over the food I did eat. I don't want to me miserable again. I don't want to lose weight at the cost of all my mental health. I had been doing so good! I've been doing CICO for almost three months and it's been working and I've been happy - not feeling deprived or obsessive. I hit a (small) plateau recently, and I think that really brought on a lot of my obsessive thinking. So, I'm going to take a break from tracking and weighing for (at least) a week. Honestly, though, I'm just so sad right now. I thought I was better than this now. I thought I had healed from my obsessive thinking. and now it's back. But, unlike before, I saw it. I recognized it. I decided that this time, the obsession and misery will not win. This time it different. I am choosing to be healthy physically AND mentally as I lose weight. [link] [comments] |
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